Brush retainer



July 21 1942 u w. A. RINGLER 2,290,359

BRUSH RETAINER Filed July 5, 1943 19 INVENTOR.

WILL JAM A. R//VGLER Patented July 1943 William A. Bingler, Wayne, Pa.,assignor to Rubberset Company, Newark, N. J., a corporation of NewJersey Application July 5, 1940, Serial N0. 343,973 3 Claims. (Cl.20G-15.1)

This invention relates to improvements in folders or retainers adaptedto enclose the main body and bristle portion of a brush.

Wrappers or retainers of various types have been devised heretofore foruse on paint brushes or the like but these have all been subject to oneor more of a number of objections. It has been a primary purpose of thepresent invention to overcome all of these objections and to provide e.brush retainer which is simple and inexpensive to produce, is easy toapply to and remove from a brush, and is adapted to retain the brush inthe best possible condition in the course of shipment and handling. Theimproved retainer may also be used advantageously for keeping the brushin condition for reuse after it has been put into service. Itsconstruction is sturdy and such as to substantially exclude the accessor movement of air around the bristles which would have a tendency tocause the bristle body to become sti after the brush has once been used.

The improved retainer is preferably formed of relatively stili cardboardor pasteboard or the like and is creased or scored or otherwisevformedto facilitate folding along desired lines. A feature of the presentinvention is the formation of the retainer blank in such a way that whenproperly folded around the body and bristles of a brush it will form asturdy enclosure which will not become distorted upon relatively roughhandling. Toward this end there is provided a pair of panels ofsubstantially the same dimensions one of which is arranged to bedisposed against each face of the body and bristle portion of the brush.Thus, a panel extending completely across the retainer is provided atboth front and back.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of very simple buteffective means for fastening or retaining the folder in position`around the brush body. The arrangement is Fig. 2 is an isometric viewof the folder in partially folded condition, without the brush.

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the folder as completely assembled arounda brush, and Y Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line-d'of Figure 3. v

Referring now to the drawing, the blank constituting the improvedretainer and which is adapted to be appropriately folded to enclose thebristle body of a paint brush is preferably formed of pasteboard orcardboard or the like and is preferably appropriately scored or creasedto facilitate folding along the desired lines. 'I'he scoring or creasingserves to divide the blank into panels or sections and variousextensions. Thus, the blank has a main central panel or section I 0which may, if desired, be rectangular in form, although it is preferablyconstructed in the form of a trapezoid with its lower edge Il slightlyshorter than its upper edge I2.

Extending from one of the side edges of the main panel Ill there is atriangular side panel I3 while from the opposite side of the main panelthere extends a similar triangular panel M. The two side panels arepreferably isosceles triangles with their bases, forming the edges I 5land It, inclined slightly withrespect to the edge I2 of the main panel.Another panel I l, formed as an extension of the side panel I 3, ispreferably of substantially rectangular form panel I8, formed as anextension of the side panel It, is preferably of substantially the sameform and dimensions as the main panel I0. This, as will be explained,enables the panel or extension I 8 to completely overlie the panel I 0when the folder is assembled around a brush. At the wide end of sidepanel I3 th'ere is formed, as a foldable extension, a small tab I9. Asimilar tab 2t is provided at the wide end of side panel It. 'The tabsIt and 2d are each of a length somewhat less than half the length of theedge i2 of the main panel.

Attached tothe main panel at the edge I2 is an end panel 2i. having acut-out portion or aperture 22 at an intermediate point. The main partof the panel ZI is of a width equal to the length of thc edge I2 and isof a length equal to slightly more than the length of the edges I5 andI6 of the side panels. An extension 23 of the end panel is adapted to bebent or folded at right angles to the main portion of the end panel.This extension is provided with a tab 24 of reduced width having roundedouter corners, as indicated at 24a. vSecured to the main panel along itsshorter edge Il is another end panel while a largerA in form. The lengthof this panel is preferably,

though not necessarily, about the same as the length of the main panelI0. A slot or elongated opening 26 is provided transversely of the panel25 at an appropriate point, this being of a length sufficient to receivethe tab 24, in the manner to be explained.

In the use of the folder india; assemmy about a brush, the handle 21 ofthe brush is passed through the aperture 22 in the end panel 2I and thebristle body 28 of the brush is placed upon the main panel I 0. Saidpanels Il and Il are then folded upwardly at right angles to the mainpanel and the extension I8 is folded over the bristle body. Next, theextension I1 is folded over the extension IB and the two tabs I9 and 20are folded inwardly over the shoulders formed at the base of the handleof the brush. End panel 25 is now folded upwardly about the edge II andlaid flat against the extensions I1 and I8. End panel 2| is thenfoldedupwardly at right angles to the main panel and the extension 23 ofthis upper end panel is bent downwardly over the end panel 25. The tab24 is now passed through the slot 26 in the end panel 25 and theassembly of the' retainer about the brush is thus completed.

i In forming the extensionv I8 of a length equal to the width of themain panel III and folding this extension beneath the extension I1, inthe manner explained, a sturdy construction is provided Which willresist deformation in response to lateral pressure upon the assembledretainer. This is due to the fact that the edge 29 of the extension Ilabuts against the corner provided at the edge 30 between side panel I3and extension I1.

It will be understood, of course, that numerous variations may be madein the specific form and construction of the various elements of thefolder. The size and shape of the several panels and extensions may vbevaried somewhat without departing from the principles of the invention.'I'he folder may, obviously, be accommodated to brushes of differentshapes and dimensions. Tabs I 9 and 20 should be of such length and formas not to interfere with or close the aperture 22. If desired, the sidepanels I 3 and Il might be made trapezoidal rather than triangular inform. However, if the retainer is formed of suilicient length, so thatthe bristles of the brush need not extend fully to the lower end,adequate room for the bristles will be provided `within the retainer bythe simpler triangular side panel construction. This construction,furthermore, provides for a more effective closure at the lower endofthe assembled retainer.

The terms and expressions employed herein have been used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation.

What I claim is:

l. A paint brush package comprising a brush having a bristle portion anda handle provided with an elongated gripping portion and a shoulderedportion at the base of said gripping portion, and a wedge-shapedretainer for said bristle portion and said shouldered portion of thebrush, said retainer consisting of a single, integral member in the formof a folded blank having a main panel adjacent the back face of saidbristle portion, a p'air of side panels tapering inwardly from top tobottom thereof disposed at the sides of said bristle portion andconnected with the edges of said main panel, tabs at the top asoman@ lof said side panels and coextensive vwidthwise thereof, said tabs beingfolded over said shouldered portion of the handle, a wide panelconnected with one of said side panels having substanuany the widthofsaid main pane1 and over-.

panel, having portions overlying said wide and narrow panels at thefront of said bristle portion, one of said end members having a tongueengaged with and frictionally held by a transversely extending slot inthe other of said end members, the end member at the upper end of saidmain panel having a substantially circular opening alined with thelongitudinal axis of said brush and through which said gripping portionof said handle extends.

2. A brush retainer which consists of a single, integral, foldable blankhaving a main panel adapted to overlie one face of a brush, a pair ofside panels tapering inwardly from top to bottom thereof connected withthe edges of said main panel, tabs at the wide ends of said` side panelsand co extensive widthwise thereof adapted to be folded inwardly towardthe longitudinal centerline of said main panel, substantiallyrectangular panels secured to the edges of said side panelsand adaptedto be folded over in face contacting relation to form with said mainpanel a wedge-shaped pocket, one of said last-mentioned panels beingsubstantiallyl co-extensive with said main panel, and end panelsattached to the opposite ends of said main panel,

each having a portion adapted to be folded over against said contactingrectangular panels, said end panels having interengaging tongue and slotmeans adapted to frictionally hold the retainer in assembled relation,the panel attached to the upper end of said main panelhaving asubstantially circular opening therein 'alined with the longitudinalaxis of said pocket and through which the handle of a brush is adaptedto extend, the free? ends of said tabs on said side panels being clearof said opening when the retainer is assembled.

3. A brush retainer which consists of a single, integral, foldable blankhaving a main panel adapted to overlie one face of a brush, a pair ofside panels tapering inwardly from top to bottom thereof connected withthe edges of said main panel, tabs at the wide ends of said side panelsand co-extensive widthwise thereof adapted to be folded inwardly towardthe longitudinal center line of said main panel, substantiallyrectangular panelssecured to the edges of said side panels and adaptedto be folded over in face contacting relation to form with said mainpanel a wedge-shaped pocket, said rectangular panels overlapping to asubstantial extent when so folded, and end panels attached to' theopposite ends of said main panel, each having a portion adapted to befolded over against said contacting rectangular panels, said end panelshaving interengaging tongue and slot means adapted to frictionally holdthe retainer in assembled relation, the panel attached to the upper endof said main panel having a substantially circular opening thereinalined with the longitudinal axis of said pocket and through which thehandle of a brush is adapted to extend, said tabs on said side panelsbeing clear of said opening when the retainer is assembled.

WILLIAM A. RINGLER.

